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For Bangkokians looking to escape the city for a day and stroll among scenic rice paddies, fragrant rose gardens, a destination cafe and shop and learn about everything from natural plant care to rice milling to how to feed a cute family of buffalo, Patom Organic Village sits just an hour outside of Bangkok.
With an emphasis on traceability, Patom Organic Village is about following the journey of raw materials from farm to product. Visitors can learn how they integrate traditional knowledge and local wisdom into their lifestyle brand, which spans the farm, cafe, delivered organic veggie box subscriptions and scattered Patom shops in the city.
Consider Lamoon a sister restaurant to Lamaii, the Thai restaurant from Bank Atchawaran. The Asian restaurant in Chinatown from Bon Atchawaran, Bank’s older brother, features Thai food from Bon’s wife Bia Hawang and Japanese cuisine from Jay Boonparsook.
Bon worked with Bank at Chada Thai, Chada Street, and Lamaii before opening Lamoon. Boonparsook worked at BarMasa at Aria and other local Japanese restaurants before coming to Lamoon. Hawang worked at Lamaii, where she managed the bar, and spent years working at Catch, Sage, and Jean Georges Steakhouse at Aria.
Diners can scan in a QR code on their phones to order dishes such as coco tom yum with shrimp, soft tofu with mixed vegetables in a clear vegan broth, a taro and chestnut crispy stick, crispy wings with yuzu honey or spicy tom yum, pad kra pow with ground chicken or pork, vegan garlic fried rice, and yellow curry with chicken. For sushi rolls, find the Take Me Out with seared crab, eel, salmon, scallop, and tuna; the Ro